Upstate man dies in work accident

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An autopsy is being performed Friday on the Spartanburg County employee, killed in an accident at recycling center Wednesday afternoon. Investigators say, 65 year old Michael Harrison Cooper was pinned between a large trash container and a concrete wall at the Valley Falls Recycling Center in Boiling Springs.

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He was pronounced dead just before 3:30.  OSHA and state agencies are investigating along with the coroner's office.

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